I dug out a wonderful recipe from Mom’s recipe box to share with you today. There is nothing quite like the taste of homemade sugar cookies. Adults and kids alike love them and this recipe of her’s is traditional and makes yummy cookies that are great to make with the kids on a snowy day or any day.
Delicious Sugar Cookies Recipe from Mom
Recipe Type: Dessert
Cuisine: cookies
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Ingredients
- 1 c shortening
- 1 1/2 c sugar
- 2 eggs beaten
- 3 c flour sifted
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
Instructions
- Set oven to 350. Combine all ingredients and drop the dough in equal amounts onto a sheet pan. Bake 11-15 minutes.
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I love that this sugar cookie is a drop cookie – no chilling first and no rolling. This then is such an easy recipe and homemade cookies always taste the best.
It’s great to have a good sugar cookie recipe. They’re classic and homemade is the best. Plus, the dough can be very versatile. It’s fun to mold sugar cookie dough around a rolo, Hershey’s Kiss, or mini candy bar. They are great to make with kids to cut into shapes and decorate. Hope you get to do this with your granddaughter.
I love sugar cookies, we all do. But most recipes for them requires chilling and then rolling out the dough. Something I just cannot get into doing. Love this one though, no rolling required! It reminds me of one my grandmother used to make. Yummy.
If the picture is of cookies made with this recipe, it looks like you dusted them with sugar at some point. Before or after baking?
I sure did – right as they came out of the oven. Just a touch! Yummm
Those are nice looking cookies. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
OH EM GEE Those look GREAT!
I love the taste of home baked sugar cookies and the way it makes the house smell especially during the holidays thanks for sharing this recipe it looks so nice and easy to follow. Happy New Year.
I also like drop sugar cookies and I’m not entirely sure where my rolling pin is at the moment either! I haven’t had any Christmas cookies yet so must indulge!
I love this sugar cookie reciipe–I’ve got all the ingredients right in my pantry and refrigerator already. Best of all, they don’t require any fussy shaping or rolling and cutting. Thanks for sharing!